SLK | Equip | Rightly Dividing the Word: An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation - Dr. Leanna Thompson

Title: Rightly Dividing the Word: An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
- A Gateway class powered by TKU 

Dates: September 7-October 12 (9 am-10 am)

Description:  An introduction to tools and concepts for interpreting the Bible with accuracy, humility, and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. 

Professor: Leanna Thompson, Ph.D. 

My passion is to provide biblical and theological pedagogy that grounds students in understanding how to interpret God’s word for praxis and exposition, enforces renewal theology and the work of the Holy Spirit, and provides knowledge of the Jewish foundation of Christianity. The goal is to provide students with tools, so they can articulate a reason for their faith, not simply an ability to reiterate a lecture or recite facts from a textbook, but to be able to evince a firm conviction of what and why they believe, with the competence to know how to substantiate their beliefs.

EDUCATION

Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Ph.D. in Theology (with distinction) 2021 

Dissertation: The Letter of James as a Teleological Midrash on Creation

The King’s University, Los Angeles, CA

M.A. in Biblical Studies (with honors) 2014

The King’s University, Los Angeles, CA

B. Th. (Summa cum Laude) 2008

The University of the State of New York, NY
 A.S N. (RN) 1983

Pulications and Presentations
  The Letter of James as a Teleological Midrash on Creation

 “Pure Vision: Ethics in Mark” (in process)

  “Messianism in Fourth Ezra: Who Do You Say That I Am?”  (In process)